School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.484 GPI, in 1971.
That places Burundi 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.484 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.498 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.549 GPI | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5861 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5959 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6187 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6315 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6223 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6427 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6367 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6396 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6104 GPI | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.625 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6439 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6659 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.69 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.718 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7595 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.794 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8012 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8366 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8171 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8075 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8014 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8429 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8151 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7892 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7912 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7887 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7755 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7964 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8237 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8514 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9045 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9254 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.947 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9641 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9852 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.01 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9351 GPI, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.01 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9648 GPI, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5809 GPI | 0.484 GPI | 0.6427 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6783 GPI | 0.6104 GPI | 0.794 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8179 GPI | 0.7892 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8568 GPI | 0.7755 GPI | 0.9641 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9852 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Burundi was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.484 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.